题目内容
Human needs seem endless. When a hungry man gets a meal, he begins to think about an overcoat, when a manager gets a new sports car, a big house and pleasure boats dance into view.
The many needs of mankind might be regarded as making up several levels. When there is money enough to satisfy one level of needs, another level appears.
The first and most basic level of needs involves food. Once this level is satisfied, the second level of needs, clothing and some sort of shelter, appears. By the end of World War Ⅱ, these needs were satisfied for a great majority of Americans. Then a third level appeared. It included such items as automobiles and new houses.
By 1957 or 1958 this third level of needs was fairly well satisfied. Then, in the late 1950s, a fourth level of needs appeared; the “life-enriching” level. While the other levels involve physical satisfaction, that is, the need in comfort, safety, and transportation, this level stresses mental needs for recognition, achievement, and happiness. It includes a variety of goods and services, many of which could be called “luxury” items. Among them are vacation trips, the best medical and dental care, and recreation. Also included here are fancy goods and the latest styles in clothing.
On the fourth level, a lot of money is spent on services, while on the first three levels more is spent on goods. Will consumers raise their sights to a fifth level of needs as their income increases, or will they continue to demand luxuries and personal services on the fourth level?
A fifth level would probably involve needs that can be achieved best by community action. Consumers may be spending more on taxes to pay for government action against disease, ignorance, crime, and prejudice. After filling our stomachs, our clothes closets, our garages, our teeth, and our minds, we now may seek to ensure the health, safety, and leisure to enjoy more fully the good things on the first four levels.
【小题1】 According to the passage, man will begin to think about such needs as housing and clothing only when .
A.he has saved up enough money |
B.he has grown dissatisfied with his simple shelter |
C.he has satisfied his hunger |
D.he has learned to build houses |
A.were very rich |
B.lived in poverty |
C.had the good things on the first three levels |
D.did not own automobiles |
A.A successful career. | B.A comfortable home. |
C.A good meal. | D.A family car. |
A.The more goods the better. |
B.The more mental satisfaction the better. |
C.The more “luxury” items the better. |
D.The more earnings the better. |
【小题1】C
【小题1】D
【小题1】A
【小题1】B
解析【小题1】根据When a hungry man gets a meal, he begins to think about an overcoat,及下文描述,可知选C。
【小题1】根据Then a third level appeared. It included such items as automobiles and new houses.可知大部分美国人还没有汽车,故选D。
【小题1】根据While the other levels involve physical satisfaction(虽然其它水准有关物质满足),其它水准指的事实前面提到的有关物质的需求,故选 A
【小题1】根据the need in comfort, safety, and transportation, this level stresses mental needs for recognition, achievement, and happiness. 及下文描述可知选B。
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We all know that money can’t buy happiness. No matter how much we earn, or how nice our clothing or cars or toys are, none of it will make us happier. __【小题1】_____ and the sad thing is that it could take us decades of pursuing wealth and luxury(奢侈) items before we realize this.
So what will bring us happiness? ___【小题2】__ these three things have been proven by surveys of hundreds of thousands of people about what they have, what their lives are like, and how happy they are.
_____【小题3】_____ We have a human need to be close to other human beings. Having good, supportive friendships, a strong marriage or close and loving relationships with our family members will make us much more likely to be happy. So take time to stay with your loved ones, to tell them what they mean to you, to listen to them.
Positive thinking can lead to happiness too. In fact, optimism and self-confidence are some of the indicators(迹象)of people who lead happy lives. So remember to get into the habit of squashing(排除)all negative thoughts and replacing them with positive ones.___【小题4】____
The state we enter when we are completely focused on the work or task before us will almost undoubtedly lead to happiness. People find greatest enjoyment not when they are doing mindless work, but when they are absorbed in a mindful challenge.____【小题5】_____ turn off the TV, get outside and do something that truly attract you.
You’ve been given the Three Secrets to Happiness. Don’t waste them.
A.Instead of “I can’t” think “I can”. |
B.You will have good relationships with peoples around you. |
C.But many times we act as if we’d be happier with a bit more money. |
D.Luckily, it’s three things that don’t cost a thing. |
F. The first thing is good relationships.
Most people value their personal happiness above money.
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1.
With the invention of the Internet several decades ago, do you feel that since then it has made us human beings feel more connected to the world and one another, or has it isolated(使孤立)us and made us feel more alone than ever before?
What about you as an individual?
● 2.The Internet enables us to know what’s happening in the world. We couldn't imagine talking to people everywhere in the world twenty years ago.
●3. It unites us because we talk to others from all around our country and tha world, but the Internet can be addicting, and keep us away from people for a while, There is an inherent (内在的) human need for direct human contact (e.g. touching, talking face to face, etc.) that the Internet has all taken away.
● 4. It has given me freedom beyond my imagination. I’m home-bound with many duties to attend to. My life is a bit too crowded. Duties duties duties. I get lost many times not knowing who I really am!This medium is my best friend. It just lets me BE!I can speak here without fear or favour.
● 5. Chatting online is completely different from hanging out with friends outside or hearing their voice over the phone.I find that it’s not just the Internet that has increased this sense of isolation,even iPods,MP3s,such devices kind of separate us,make us lose focus on the everyday happenings of life.
A.I think that the Internet isolates as well as unites us. |
B.I believe it unites us more than it isolates us. |
C.Do you feel that the Internet unites us or isolates us? |
D.What is happening in the world today? |
E. The Internet is playing a more and more important role.
F. I think it has isolated us more.
G. I am truly grateful for this new technology.